Thursday, January 26, 2012

OK, I admit it - I'm apparently going through a "pink" phase these days...rose pink, baby pink, coral pink...if it's pink, I will turn it into a card! And it seems that even though I start with blue, or green, or lavender, something pink seems to make its way onto the card. So please bear with me, because it will change. Next week, I will have a new color obsession. :)

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

I had a pretty productive week in the Korner...then had to wait for the rain go away to photograph them! I do have a homemade "light box" for photographing my cards and small projects, but even though I use an Ott light, I still prefer the natural daylight at the back of the house. Since the weather here has finally turned to winter (i.e., *wet*) and I missed the few hours of sun peeking through on Saturday, I had to wait until earlier today to catch enough natural light for the newest batch of flowery goodies.

I guess I had Valentine's Day on the mind when I made these first two. :)

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

I really enjoy making these little 3-1/2" x 5" cards. It's always a challenge to see if my ideas will work, because although logic says they should go together quickly because of the smaller size, it's actually the opposite for me. And that challenge makes them fun, but admittedly a little bit frustrating at times!

This time, I used some vintage rose images from The Graphics Fairy, and added just a little bit of clear coarse glitter for fun.

This is my favorite shade of "rose" pink...it has just a hint of lavender undertones that give it a softness that a simple diluted red doesn't have.

This red one almost looks Christmas-y, doesn't it? There's no denying that red roses command attention in nature... they might as well on a card, too...so I dyed up some nice, bright red Hug Snug for an accent!

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Sometimes, when making cards, I pull embellishments first, then pull papers and punches to show off the embellishments. This makes the process pretty quick, since it's then just a matter of arranging the decorations on the card fronts, then cutting papers to fit beneath them.

Instead, last week, I reversed the process, and pulled sets of patterned papers first...then went on the hunt through the Korner to find embellishments to go with the papers. When I was done, I realized I'd pulled all soft-and-shabby papers - guess I'd set my style right there. But there's where the card-making process can slow down...because sometimes I don't already have the embellishments on hand that I have "in my head." That means I need to get busy and get creative with my crafting supplies and make what I want. So out come the die cutting machines, the glitters, the boxes of beads, and chipboard, and inks, and paints, and glues...and hours later I might be ready to start the construction of the cards - but I sure have lots of messy fun in the meantime!

To start, here's a little pretty for no particular reason...just to say "Hello"...

Have a wonderful rest of the weekend...is football tuned on all tv's in your home, too? I'll admit to being glued to the tv yesterday while the 49'ers were playing! We're supposed to get a bit of welcome rain here this week after a *very* dry holiday season. (Just another reason to "hole up" in my little Korner for some crafting fun!)

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Here are the last of the cards made over the Christmas holiday break. I was having so much fun creating in colors other than Christmas colors, and with the warmer weather we've had over the last few weeks, it's hard to remember that winter is still the current season! I keep reaching for spring color combos lately.

This first card came together without much advance planning, and when it was done, I realized that I'd made a Valentine in red, white, and blue...who knew? But it didn't start that way. I started with the pale blue Echo Park patterned papers, and then decided to add a red scalloped piece just as an accent. But the red accents kept multiplying...and when I added the white and cream lace accents...well, let's just say I had to add that pretty light green Prima fabric leaf to break up the color pattern a bit! LOL

And last but not least, two more all-occasion mini cards (3-1/2"W x 5"H) using images from Made by Janet on Etsy...I love the teacups (I've been calling these "the teacup twins"). I added just a small touch of clear glitter to the teacup handles and bases to accent them, and surrounded the images with pearls and laces.

Monday, January 9, 2012

Happy Monday! Most of the young ones around here are just today returning to school...they had a longer than usual holiday break this year, and from what I'm hearing, they loved it! I try to keep up with the school schedule here, since we live around the corner from a middle school, and just a few blocks either direction are both a grammar school and high school. Patience is a much-needed virtue in the afternoons when each of the different schools let out for the day and traffic is crazy busy! :)

I have two more cards to share with you that I made over the holiday break. This first card started as a friendship card, but once I added the diecut heart, I realized that once again, I had another possible Valentine's Day card. I'm not totally sure where I got the "HAPPY" chipboard piece - it was in a baggie in a larger box of miscellaneous chipboard embellishments among my stash. It might be K&Co (?)...but it started the whole design of the card, so it's an important little unknown piece!

Next up for today is a friendship or birthday card with a decidedly shabby/cottage feel. I paired Spellbinders' Classic Ovals Large dies with My Favorite Things' Oval Dainty Doily die for the focal point medallion.

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